Auger-Aliassime sets up De Minaur quarter-final

US Open 2025

Dates: August 24 through September 7 in Flushing Meadows, New York

Andrey Rublev, 15, and Felix Auger-Aliassime, 15, both won in straight sets to set up a US Open quarter-final match against Alex de Minaur, an Australian.

For the first time since 2021, the Canadian, 25, dominated the Russian 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

Given that Rublev had defeated Auger-Aliassime seven of their previous eight matches, he had been the favorite before the match.

Rublev, who won the US Open junior championship in 2016, outshot him, hitting 42 winners to the Russian 22 and losing his serve just once, though.

“I’ve played well against Andrey in the past, but I kept my cool and stayed composed all the way through the match,” said Auger-Aliassime.

“I’ve only been playing on Arthur Ashe for a few years, but it feels better than ever.”

I was on my way up when I did it for the first time at age 21. To return to the quarter-finals after a few setbacks, injuries, and struggles with confidence, it feels much better and more deserved.

“Every moment here is worth it,” I declare.

De Minaur only needed one hour and 33 minutes to reach the quarter-finals, despite the fact that the Australian eighth seed struggled to beat the world number 435.

Breaks early in the first set gave the impression that Louis Armstrong Stadium’s audience was going to enjoy a close game, but Riedi’s all-or-nothing aggressive game was his demise.

De Minaur won the match in 32 minutes after seven break points in the first set alone.

De Minaur won five straight games before Riedi experienced a brief resurgence before breaking from 0-40 down and setting out for his stall for the second set.

Riedi made 15 unforced errors in the second set, which gave him a slight advantage in the second set.

After two separate operations at the end of last year, Riedi performed admirably in the last 16 before his service game started to unravel as a leg issue got worse.

De Minaur, who has never been after the final eight of a major, said, “I’ve always believed that the first job is to get there and give myself the opportunity.”

For the first time in his career, Lorenzo Musetti defeated Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, and scored a potential last-eight tie with fellow compatriot Jannik Sinner at Louis Armstrong Stadium later that day.

Italian Musetti broke early in the opening set, hitting 12 winners in place of Munar’s three.

Munar, who managed just five of the 29 points in the second set, managed to lose.

The Spaniard slowed down as he held off Musetti’s 10 straight wins, and after that, he should have broken but spurned three break points, Musetti’s defensive game still remained unmistakable.